In an op/ed (opinion/editorial) column for U.S. magazine Forbes online, Miles White, Abbott Chairman and CEO, writes that sustaining the enterprise is the “chief challenge and imperative for any company and its CEO.”
 

Imagine being a college student, just starting on your own. But instead of thinking of the classes or who your roommate will be, you are worried about when you will experience sudden abdominal pain, diarrhea or rectal bleeding.

Malnutrition and diabetes are two of the most critical health challenges in India. To help address these immediate needs, Abbott is collaborating with Syngene, India's leading contract research organization, to establish its first nutrition research and development (R&D) center in the country.